Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Axe, hafted

Complete adze. Asymmetrical at poll, plano-convex with front flattened at back. Surface is ground with heavy flaking and bruising down right side proper and across back Butt has minor differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by lines running from each corner curved up to an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and slightly rounded with minor chipping.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Otekaieke, Waitaki District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D63.785

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